Liberty Park Heliport

The closure was the result of economic and operational changes at the parent company. The heliport was a private facility located on the roof of the Encompass Health (formerly HealthSouth) corporate headquarters. Following a major corporate accounting scandal in the early 2000s, the company underwent significant restructuring, leadership changes, and rebranding. The need for a private executive heliport, a high-cost asset associated with the previous corporate culture, likely diminished. Its decommissioning was a practical business decision reflecting new corporate priorities and cost-saving measures.

The site of the former heliport is now simply the roof of the Encompass Health corporate headquarters building, located at 2000 Urban Center Parkway in the Liberty Park area of Vestavia Hills, AL. The helipad markings and associated equipment have been removed, and the area is no longer certified for aviation use. The building and the surrounding office park remain fully operational.

Liberty Park Heliport (official FAA identifier: AL91) was a private rooftop helipad serving the corporate headquarters of HealthSouth Corporation. Its primary operation was for executive transport. The heliport was symbolic of the company's immense growth and lavish corporate image during the 1990s and early 2000s under its founder, Richard M. Scrushy. The existence of a private heliport at the corporate office highlighted the company's status and wealth before it became the center of a massive corporate fraud scandal, which led to its complete overhaul and eventual rebranding to Encompass Health.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the heliport. The facility was permanently decommissioned by its private owner and is officially listed as closed by the FAA. Re-establishing the heliport would require a renewed operational need from Encompass Health and a complete, costly recertification process with the FAA, making it highly improbable.